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Robber was holding his wife at gunpoint — so husband aimed for his head, Texas cops say

By Matthew Martinez

July 18, 2018 07:14 AM

A man heard a commotion outside his southeast Houston home Tuesday at around 10:30 p.m., police say.

His wife had just pulled up to their home, according to KRIV. Two men attacked her as she walked up to their home, the station reported.

One went for her purse, while the other tried to force her inside the home in the 4300 block of South Acres Drive, KPRC reported. He held a gun to the woman’s head while they advanced toward the house.

Neither of the alleged thieves knew, though, that the woman’s husband was also inside.

When he peered out one of the home’s windows, KTRK reported, he saw two men with guns, so he grabbed his own pistol before going outside and confronting the attackers.

He exchanged fire with the two men, forcing one of them to run, the station reported. But the one who stayed in the gunfight was holding his wife at gunpoint.

So police say the husband aimed for his head.

Neither the husband nor the wife who were attacked have been identified by authorities.

The husband shot the man who held his wife once in the head, injuring the man critically, but not killing him, according to KHOU. Police found the attacker lying in the couple’s driveway.

The alleged attacker has not been identified by police, either.

He remained in a local hospital Wednesday morning after having emergency surgery late Tuesday night, KHOU reported. Police are still looking for the attacker who fled the scene.

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Originally posted by Cliff:
Almost a happy ending? Was the wife injured?

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Originally posted by Cliff:
Was the wife injured?

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Originally posted by RogueJSK:
At the Police Academy where I teach, we train for situations like this, both through live fire on steel/paper, as well as with simulated video-game-style live action laser setups.

Many officers, especially new ones, struggle with scenarios like this, both with knowing when to take the shot as well as being accurate enough in the midst of a stressful situation to take the shot successfully.

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Originally posted by Suppressed:
I told my wife that if we were ever in this situation to move her head to the side a little bit.

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Originally posted by tatortodd:

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Originally posted by Cliff:
Was the wife injured?

This happened in Houston, and local ABC says, " The homeowner and his wife are okay."

ABC also added that the wife is pregnant.

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Originally posted by mikeyspizza:
Hubby needs to get replace that .32 or whatever with something that has a little more oomph.

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Originally posted by RogueJSK:

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Originally posted by mikeyspizza:
Hubby needs to get replace that .32 or whatever with something that has a little more oomph.

Just because the bad guy survived doesn't necessarily mean the husband was using a "sub-par" caliber.

The human body can be amazingly resilient, and bullets do weird things sometimes.

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Originally posted by Bassamatic:
We have all seen this in the movies many times but, damn. Next time I am at a gun show I need to look for a target like the one above.